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Tuesday 26 April 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to continue ramping up share in high-end smartphone segment
Sony Mobile Communications will continue to ramp up its share in the over-NT$15,000 (US$462) segment of Taiwan's smartphone market in 2016 although high-end smartphones' share of...
Monday 25 April 2016
Digitimes Research: Car-use image sensor market to grow to US$900 million by 2020
Sony is the largest CMOS image sensor vendor worldwide and its products mainly go to the consumer sector. Weakening demand for smartphone has impacted the business's recent performances,...
Monday 18 April 2016
Sony halts production in Kumamoto due to quake
Sony has issued a statement disclosing its manufacturing sites in the Kumamoto region which have been affected by the earthquake of April 14 and subsequent earthquakes.
Monday 18 April 2016
Earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan may hurt Sony CIS business
In 2015, Japan's Kyushu had 892 semiconductor-related companies, of which 360 were semiconductor equipment players, 248 semiconductor component players and 185 semiconductor manufacturers...
Thursday 28 January 2016
Supply chain braces for possible merger of Vaio, Toshiba, Fujitsu PC units
Japan-based PC brand vendors Vaio (previously Sony), Toshiba and Fujitsu reportedly are ready to merge their notebook businesses into a company, a move which will affect Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 26 January 2016
Sony acquires LTE chipmaker Altair Semiconductor
Sony announced on January 26 that it has reached an agreement with Altair Semiconductor and its major shareholders to acquire the company. The purchase price is US$212 million, and...
Friday 22 January 2016
Over 300 exhibitors to be at 2016 Taipei Game Show
The 2016 Taipei Game Show will take place during January 29-February 2, with more than 300 exhibitors occupying about 2,000 booths, according to organizer, the Taipei Computer Association...
Friday 15 January 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile aims to take second position in local smartphone market in 2016
Sony Mobile Communications aims to capture the second title ranking in Taiwan's smartphone market in 2016, according to Sony Mobile Taiwan general manager Jonathan Lin.
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Hardware vendors optimistic about VR potential to save PC industry
With Sony, Samsung Electronics, Oculus/Facebook, High-Tech Computer (HTC) and Google developing virtual reality (VR) wearable devices, related supply chain players are becoming optimistic...
Friday 8 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Digital camera vendors except Canon, Sony tending to withdrawal from consumer segment
Since releasing their spring-season digital still camera (DSC) models in the first quarter of 2015, DSC vendors have launched very limited number of new devices, showing that they...
Thursday 7 January 2016
CES 2016: Sony, Brinno to showcase latest camera products
Sony and Brinno are both planning to showcase their latest cameras at CES 2016 with Sony to display its new HDR-PJ675 and HDR-CX450, both supporting time lapse video recording and...
Thursday 17 December 2015
Sony Mobile to reduce smartphone models for 2016
Sony Mobile Communications is likely to reduce the number of new smartphones launched in 2016, and consequently the vendor may also dismiss its R&D unit in Taiwan, according to...
Monday 7 December 2015
Virtual reality market value to hit US$70 billion in 2020 due to app developments, says TrendForce
Consumers' relentless pursuit for richer audiovisual experiences has propelled the popularity of virtual reality (VR) devices and drawn in more companies to invest in this market...
Monday 7 December 2015
Sony and Toshiba sign definitive agreements for transfer of semiconductor fabrication facilities
Based on the memorandum of understanding entered into between Sony and Toshiba on October 28, 2015, the parties have signed definitive agreements to transfer to Sony and to Sony Semiconductor...
Wednesday 25 November 2015
Strong smartphone growth in saturated cellphone market, says IC Insights
According to IC Insights, 89% of the new cellphones sold worldwide in 2015 are forecast to be replacements or additional cellphones sold to existing subscribers. Moreover, this percentage...